A Tourney Machine Alternative for Small Tournaments and Rec Leagues
scheduling, scores, and sign-ups together

ScoreKeeperCo pairs brackets and round robin scheduling with live match scoreboards and paid registration — built for rec leagues and small tournaments that outgrow a spreadsheet.

  • Pool Play to PlayoffsRound robin pool play seeds automatically into a bracket when it's time for playoffs.
  • Registration Built InCollect sign-ups, waivers, and entry fees before the season starts.
  • Free to StartFree brackets up to 8 participants, no signup required to view.

Live tournament hub

Fall Classic 2026

Single Elimination

8 teams

Live

Semifinals

1

Riverside Rockets

21

4

Harbor Hawks

14

3

Northside Nine

18

2

Eastview Eagles

19

Final

Riverside Rockets

Eastview Eagles

In progress

Registration open · $25 entry

12 / 16 spots

Live from your phone

ScoreKeeperCo tournament bracket compared to Tourney Machine

Brackets + Live Scores

Every match links to a real scoreboard — results flow back into the bracket or schedule automatically.

Built for Rec Leagues

Round robin schedules, pool play, and leagues with divisions and seasons, not just one-day brackets.

Real-time rec league scores across devices
Team registration with waiver and entry fee

Registration + Waivers

Collect sign-ups, a waiver, and entry fees via Stripe — you receive the full posted fee.

Who This Is For

Tourney Machine is built around youth-sports tournament scheduling and registration, and it's a solid fit for organizers whose main need is getting a multi-field, multi-age-group event scheduled correctly. ScoreKeeperCo is a better fit if your small tournament or rec league also wants live match scoreboards, a streaming-friendly scorebug, and a free tier that doesn't cap out before you've even started — see the tournament management software overview or jump straight to the bracket maker.

Where ScoreKeeperCo Differs

Brackets and round robin schedules both support live scoreboards per match — score a game from a phone at the field, and the result syncs back automatically so nobody re-types anything into a separate scheduling tool. Those same scoreboards double as transparent OBS overlays if you're streaming a rec league game. Registration collects a team name, email, up to five custom questions, and an optional waiver, and if you're charging an entry fee, teams pay by card through Stripe with the full posted fee landing in your account. The free tier covers single elimination brackets up to 8 participants, round robin schedules, and live scoreboards with no signup required to view — see the round robin generator for pool-play scheduling.

What You Get

Where we can't verify a Tourney Machine specific, we say so rather than guess.

FeatureScoreKeeperCoTourney Machine
Free tierYes — brackets up to 8, round robin, live scoreboardsVaries / check their site
Tournament schedulingYes — round robin and pool play into seeded bracketsTypically built around youth-sports scheduling
Live match scoreboardsYes — every match can link to a real-time scoreboardVaries / check their site
Streaming / OBS overlaysYes — transparent chroma-key scorebugs, free at every tierVaries / check their site
Online team registrationYes — name, email, up to 5 custom questions, waiverTypically included, built for youth-sports sign-ups
Entry fee collectionYes, via Stripe — organizer gets full posted feeVaries / check their site
Leagues with divisions/seasonsYesVaries / check their site
Public tournament hub pageYes — custom slug/subdomainVaries / check their site
Roster exportYes — CSV exportVaries / check their site

When to Stay With Tourney Machine

If you run large multi-field, multi-age-group youth sports events and need scheduling features built specifically around that use case — court/field assignments, age divisions, and the workflows youth sports organizers expect — Tourney Machine's focus on that niche may already fit better than a general-purpose tool.

How to Switch in 10 Minutes

Create a free bracket or a round robin schedule for your rec league, turn on registration so teams can sign up (and pay an entry fee if you're charging one), and share the public link with coaches and parents. A small tournament or single rec league season is quick to re-enter by hand — there's no complex data migration required.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Tournament Registration · Tournament Bracket Maker · Round Robin Generator · ScoreKeeperCo vs KeepTheScore · Pricing

Switch from Tourney Machine without the app download

Create a free bracket or round robin schedule with live scoring and registration built in.